Only a pair of games on today, beginning with...
The Pittsburgh Penguins welcoming the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and Casey DeSmith make the starts in goal. Pittsburgh started in the first period with an Evan Rodrigues goal, fueled by Brian Dumoulin and Jake Guentzel. Washington tied it on an unassisted Nic Dowd goal. The Capitals took the lead with an Alex Ovechkin goal, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson. The Penguins retied it in the second period on a Colton Sceviour goal, helped along by Teddy Blueger. Washington regained the lead with a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Kuznetsov and Ovechkin. Pittsburgh retied it on a Marcus Pettersson goal, guided in by Jason Zucker and Bryan Rust. The Penguins won 4-3 in the shootout with a Guentzel tally. The three stars were Guentzel, Ovechkin, and Kuznetsov.
The other game has the Florida Panthers bringing in the Chicago Blackhawks. Collin Delia and Chris Driedger are the unknown goalies. Florida got going in the second period with an unassisted Aaron Ekblad goal. The Panthers added on with a Keith Yandle goal, made possible by Jonathan Huberdeau and Eetu Luostarinen. Chicago got on the board with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks tied it on a Connor Murphy goal in the third period, helped along by Keith and Pius Suter. Florida regained the lead with a Luostarinen goal, coming off of Carter Verhaeghe and Anton Stralman. The Panthers extended the lead as Patric Hornqvist scored, thanks to Huberdeau and Radko Gudas. Florida padded the lead on a Huberdeau power play goal, with a lone assist by Aleksander Barkov and Hornqvist. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Huberdeau, Luostarinen, and Keith, while Hornqvist gets an honorable mention.
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